<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/04-30/historic-funding-boost.html" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><categories/><pubDate>04/30/2024 11:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>A Message from President Riley</title><sub-title/><description>In a recent update, I highlighted the collaborative efforts between The State University of New York (SUNY) and the Office of the Governor to initiate a Transformation Plan for SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital that would tackle ongoing challenges such as a deficit, inpatient services, and the aging infrastructure of the hospital building.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/_images/portraits/dr_wayne_j_riley.png" alt="President Riley"/></image><categories/></item>